/**
 *    Copyright 2012 Geensoft S.A.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 **/
package ar.com.greensoft.neo.util;


/**
 * @author Jorge E. Villaverde
 *
 */
public class SearchUtil {
	public static String likeString(String searchText){
		if(searchText == null)
			throw new NullPointerException();
		
		if(searchText.isEmpty())
			return null;
		
		StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
		
		if(!searchText.startsWith("%"))
			buff.append("%");

		buff.append(searchText);
			
		if(!searchText.endsWith("%"))
			buff.append("%");

		return buff.toString();
	}
}
